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OCEAN Basket Actually Serves Fresh Water Fish
30 Jan 2015 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Fish is fish to many people, but for some die hard foodies it obviously isn’t and Ocean Basket is feeling the wrath of a woman deprived of SEAfood.
MINI Responds To ‘Drive It Like It’s Stolen’ Billboard Drama
01 Jul 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Mini has responded with a stellar effect to the complaints regarding its new “Drive it like it’s stolen” billboard.
Mango Airlines Seem To Be Lying About Internet On Board – Forced To Remove Claims
06 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 10 Comments
Last year, Mango airlines famously became the first South African airline to offer in-flight internet access. Strangely, Mango also became the first South African airline to lie about having internet access on board. Yup, the Advertising Standards Authority has decided that, in order or you to use WiFi access as part of your marketing strategy, you need to actually have WiFi.
SA Tennis Star Puts Personal Vendetta Ahead Of Nation’s Olympic Hopes
25 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 13 Comments
It’s a sad day when someone pushes their personal agenda above the Olympic hopes and dreams of an entire nation, which is exactly what two of SA’s top-ranked tennis players have done. Kevin Anderson and Chanelle Scheepers have made themselves unavailable to compete in this year’s Olympics as a result of what at best can be called petty spite.
Patrick Holford Kids Supplement Found Guilty Of Misleading Advertising
17 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
So it turns out that one of the Patrick Holford supplement range products – called Smart Kids Brain Boost – does not actually enhance mental performance. This was revealed in a ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority. The company will now have to change the name of the product, as well as remove the term “intelligent fats” from the packaging.
Bank War Continues As FNB Disputes Standard Bank’s Pricing Announcement
27 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A month ago the battle between FNB and Standard Bank was just heating up. Following Standard Bank’s complaints about FNB’s “misleading” advertising in February, the banks remain at loggerheads. In recent days FNB has lodged a complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) about its competitor, which it says is now attempting “to sell nonexistent products”.
ASA Bans “Sexist” Airline Ad Campaign [PICS]
15 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Irish low-cost airline, Ryanair knows that sex sells. That’s why they ran an ad campaign last year which showed scantily-clad models in lingerie with the strap line “Red Hot Fares & Crew.” But the advert has been banned by the ASA, after staff members from Ryanair complained. They say it portrays cabin crew as glamour models and that they subsequently feel objectified.
Breaking: Mavericks Billboards To Come Down Rules ASA
08 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Following a complaint, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that two controversial Mavericks billboard ads erected in Cape Town to promote the club’s new fragrance, Alibis, must be withdrawn.
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